Typewriter support for desks



Oct. 14, 1952 c ABRAHAMSQN 2,614,011

TYPEWRITER SUPPORT FOR DESKS Filed Aug. 11, 1950 INVENTOR.

Med %%m4w v BY V Patented Oct. 14, 1952 TYPEWRITER SUPPORT FOR DESKS Charles Malcolm Abrahamson, Aurra,-Ill., assignor to All-Steel Equipment Inc., a corporation of Illinois Application August 11, 1950, Serial No. 178,915

3 Claims. (o1.s 11- 17) This invention relates to an attachment that may be applied to a desk drawer in order to provide a typewriter or other business machine support, and the invention represents an improvement on the device disclosed in my copending application, Serial No. 697,759, filed September 18, 1946, Patent No. 2,531,381, issued November 28, 1950, the disclosure of this earlier application being specifically incorporated herein by reference to the extent that it is not inconsistent with the present disclosure.

In my earlier application hereinabove identified, the typewriter support and the drawer to which it is secured are locked firmly within the supporting pedestal by a clamp engaging the rear portion of the drawer and the adjacent drawer guide. The clamping device is best shown in Fig. 6 of my earlier application, and it will at once be apparent that it is somewhat awkward to apply the clamp since it necessarily involves removal of other drawers and reaching, deep within the pedestal to secure the clamp in place.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a much simpler means for rigidly locking the drawer and attached typewriter support to the desk pedestal so that the support is firm and will not rattle when the typewriter or other business machine mounted on the support is used.

Further and other objects and advantages will become apparent as the disclosure proceeds and the description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line l-I of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view, taken substantially along line 33 of Fig. 1, illustrating the manner in which the clip is applied and then tightened; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the clip.

It should be understood that the invention may be variously embodied within the scope of the appended claims, and that the specific description of a preferred form of the invention is for the purpose of complying with section 4888 of the Revised Statutes.

Inasmuch as the present invention relates solely to the novel means for clamping the typewriter support and its associated drawer to the desk pedestal, the description will be limited to this one feature, reference being made to the applicants earlier application hereinabove identified for a more specific description of the typewriter 2 support itself and the means for attaching it to the drawer with which it is associated.

Referring now to the drawings, the desk pedestal is indicated generally at H], and the desk top at H, the pedestal being provided with a plurality of vertically aligned openings for receiving the usual desk drawers. The drawer to which the typewriter support is attached is indicated at l2, and the typewriter support I3 is mounted on the drawer front with side wings l4 extending inside the drawer for rigid connection with the drawer sides, all as described in my earlier application hereinabove identified.

Across the front of the pedestal i0 is a channel bar 15 which is rigidly secured to the pedestal framework and has a front flange l6 providing a rearwardly facing shoulder for cooperation with the clamp as will hereinafter be described.

A pull-outtray I1 is mounted in the pedestal over the channel 15, the tray being pan shaped and inverted to provide front and rear walls, the former being indicated at l8 and the latter not being shown but cooperating, with the rubber bumper 19 to limit outward movement of the tray.

The support I3 and drawer M are, according to this invention, securely locked to the pedestal framework by a pair of clips 28, each of which has a hooked end 21 with the other end 22 being slightly offset as indicated at 23. The end 22 is drilled and tapped as indicated at 24 to receive a machine screw 25, and when the clips are in their locked position, the hooked end 2| engages the front flange I6 of the channel l5 and the end 22 of the clip is firmly clamped .to the under side of the support l3 by the screw 25.

It will be understood that a clip is provided at each side of the support 13 as shown in Fig. 1 to provide the desired rigidity and clamping action.

To apply the clip 20, the pull-out tray l1 and the drawer 12 are pulled out a slight distance from their normal closed position, and there is enough play between the tray I! and the drawer l2 so that the tray may be pulled out a slight distance over the top of the support l3 to permit insertion of the clip 20 between the top of the drawer I2 and the bottom of the tray 11. The screw 25 is then screwed a slight distance into the tapped hole 24, and the drawer l2 and the tray I! are then returned to their normal closed position, at the same time pressing down on the screws 25 so that the clips will occupy the inclined position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 due to the fulcruming of the clips over the top edge of the drawer. As the drawer l2 and tray I! are moved rearwardly with the clips 20 in this inclined position, the hooked end 21 of each clip will ride over the front flange l6 of the channel 15, and when this has occurred, downward pressure on the screws 25 may be removed and the screws 25 tightened, this having the effect of drawing the drawer l2 and support I3 inwardly with the tip 26 of the clip acting as a fulcrum to draw the drawer l2 and support I3 tightly within the pedestal [0. When the screws 25 are tightened, the hooked end 2| is placed under slight tension and thereby firmly holds the drawer and support rigidly and securely within the pedestal ID with the result that the support does not rattle when in use and constitutes a firm platform upon which business machines of one type or another may be used.

To remove the drawer l2 and support l3 from the pedestal, the reverse procedure is followed, namely, the screws 25 are loosened, whereupon downward pressure on the screws enables the clips to be tilted to a position in which the hooked ends 2| will clear the top of the channel [5 and the drawer may be moved outwardly and the clips removed if desired.

I claim:

1. Clamping means for securing a desk drawer and a rigidly attached typewriter support or the like to a desk pedestal, comprising a transverse member extending across the desk pedestal and rigidly secured thereto, said transverse member having a rearwardly facing shoulder, a clip extending over the top of the drawer front and fulcrumed thereon, said clip having a downwardly extending projection at the rear end thereof adapted to fall behind and engage the rearwardly facing shoulder of said transverse member, and means for securing said clip to said support, said means being adapted to rotate said clip about the drawer front top to cause said projection to engage the rearwardly facing shoulder.

2. Clamping means for securing a desk drawer and a rigidly attached typewriter support or the like to a desk pedestal, comprising a transverse member extending across the desk pedestal and rigidly secured thereto, said transverse member having a rearwardly facing shoulder, a clip extending over the top of the drawer front and fulcrumed thereon, said clip having a downwardly extending projection at the rear end thereof adapted to fall behind and engage the rearwardly facing shoulder of said transverse member, and means for securing said clip to said support, said means being adapted to rotate said clip about the drawer front top to cause said projection to engage the rearwardly facing shoulder, said last-named means comprising a screw passing through the top of the typewriter support and having a threaded engagement with the other end of the clip.

3. Clamping means for securing a desk drawer and a rigidly attached typewriter support or the like to a desk pedestal having an open bottomed, pull-out tray disposed above said drawer, comprising a transverse member extending across the desk pedestal intermediate said tray and drawer and rigidly secured to said pedestal, said transverse member having a rearwardly facing shoulder, a clip extending over the top of the drawer front and fulcrumed thereon, said clip having a downwardly extending portion at the rear end thereof adapted to fall behind and engage the rearwardly facing shoulder of said transverse member, and means for securing said clip to said support, said means being adapted to rotate said clip about the drawer front top to cause said projection to engage the rearwardly facing shoulder.

CHARLES MALCOLM ABRAHAMSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,903,262 Goings Mar. 28, 1933 2,511,919 Jones June 20, 1950 2,531,381 Abrahamson Nov. 28, 1950 

